Shivani Aggarwal

About Artist

“My art practice primarily started with the concept of layering. My images dealt with the construction of an identity through clothes (a layer on the skin). These layers expressed the social, cultural and gender belie...

“My art practice primarily started with the concept of layering. My images dealt with the construction of an identity through clothes (a layer on the skin). These layers expressed the social, cultural and gender beliefs, which have been woven into the fabric of our minds,” says artist Shivani Aggarwal while describing her early body of work.

Speaking of her recent work, the artist explains, “Presently I am involved with images of ‘the rose’ where it becomes a metaphor for the self, memories, situations, or simply an object for discussion, which is being constantly constructed or deconstructed like a fabric. Threads, needles, scissors and numerous other elements related to sewing and knitting find way in my visual language”.

“Through my images, I am trying to construct and deconstruct simultaneously analyzing numerous solutions through multiple images in the process questioning the validity of formal construction of identity, memories and situations.”

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About Artist

“My art practice primarily started with the concept of layering. My images dealt with the construction of an identity through clothes (a layer on the skin). These layers expressed the social, cultural and gender beliefs, which have been woven into the fabric of our minds,” says artist Shivani Aggarwal while describing her early body of work.

Speaking of her recent work, the artist explains, “Presently I am involved with images of ‘the rose’ where it becomes a metaphor for the self, memories, situations, or simply an object for discussion, which is being constantly constructed or deconstructed like a fabric. Threads, needles, scissors and numerous other elements related to sewing and knitting find way in my visual language”.

“Through my images, I am trying to construct and deconstruct simultaneously analyzing numerous solutions through multiple images in the process questioning the validity of formal construction of identity, memories and situations.”